EU investigating Telegram - FT | 28 Aug 2024 | The European Commission is investigating whether Telegram breached EU digital rules by failing to provide accurate user numbers, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing sources. The EU probe comes alongside the French government's investigation into alleged criminal activity on the messaging platform that led to the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov. The 39-year-old was arrested upon landing at a Paris airport on Saturday after arriving by private jet from Azerbaijan. He has reportedly now been released from police custody and transferred to court for possible indictment... Officials briefed on the EU probe told FT that the commission's Joint Research Centre is conducting a technical investigation to determine Telegram's number of EU users.